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“Madame is aware of the situation and has been cutting back on purpose. We also don’t dare hire freely. Aside from Nanny Qian and me, there are only two maids, another two for the kitchen and odd jobs, three long-term hands, and one gardener. Where labor falls short, we plan to make up with day workers.”
He Chunhua nodded. In estates of similar size, you could barely keep things running with fewer than twenty or thirty servants. Even Manager Qian, who had quietly handled errands for him for years, was only acting as the Zhu Family’s agent in Dunyu, and his own household still kept seven or eight servants.
He let himself fall back onto the couch, and the day’s fatigue washed over him. “What about Chuan’er?”
It was a casual question, but Old Steward Mo replied, “The young master’s been very active these past few days.”
He Chunhua kept his eyes closed. “Has that brat started causing trouble again?”
He was used to such behavior coming from his eldest, so his heart did not so much as ripple.
“I wouldn’t call it trouble,” Old Mo said with a smile. “Young Master has taken in a few men, and he’s begun spending to acquire properties in Dunyu and the surrounding counties.”
“Acquiring properties?”...
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